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I just loved this colour so much, I had to include it this week. We’re calling it “(Everything’s) A-OK” because Wanda shouted, “I made Big Bird!” when she saw the final results. I love this colour. It’s yellow, it’s sparkly, and it’s yellow. Yellow isn’t a colour we think about a lot when making mineral...
And it’s name is ununbium, number 112 nestled between Uub and Uuq . It’s super-heavy – the heaviest, in fact – made from fusing zinc and lead. While I’m pleased for the new element and all that, I need an E element for my mental periodic table of the elements Scrabble! (From the category of...
Loretta kindly gave me a copy of this book as a bridal shower present, and I’ve been having great fun making little creatures to scatter all over Raymond’s desk! (He especially loves the little Cthulu, but I worry he will upset the elder Gods by saying “Who’s a little evil cutie?” and tickling it under...
I love green, and there are so many variations on the colour, you can go nuts! Let’s make a few eye shadows using our chromium oxide green (grass green)Matte green base1/4 tsp chrominum oxide green1/4 tsp baseThis is going to give you a yellow-green base. SeaweedMake your matte green base…1 scoop matte green base1 scoop...
This is a very poorly photographed picture of my favourite bracelet – the hydrogen cyanide and oxygen bracelet. If you have too much HCN, you won’t have enough O2!Welcome Yarrow craftsters! I hope you enjoyed the group yesterday. If you’re interested in making more jewellery or want copies of the handouts, please click here for...